Reviews of Sabai Sabai Backpackers Hostel
Chaotonkham Road Ban Thongchaleurn, Town Center, 10000 Luang Prabang, Laos
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Reviewed: 17 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewPool, great host, room gets cleaned daily, breakfast included. 10min to the night market by foot. Laundry service available.
They are currently renovating part of the first floor. Construction work starts at 0800. Be aware of that, but that's life if you travel in the low season
Reviewed: 5 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewGreat place! cold rooms with ac, pool table, nice staff, 5 mins walk from night market, swimming pool, free breakfast, list goes on… stay here, you’ll love it
Reviewed: 2 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 19 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 18 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewRoom clean ... Have toilet in dorm room
Reviewed: 10 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewReally friendly and helpful staff, social hostel but not crazy (free breakfast gets everyone talking) and the pool is great
The toilet in the room didn’t work very well and the door didn’t close properly
Reviewed: 30 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewThe location is perfect, the room are clean, the people are nice and friendly, nice swimming pool, free coffee and tea, breakfast included. Good value for money. I liked so much my time
Reviewed: 28 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewOne of the best hostels I've ever stayed. Beautiful, comfortable and in a great location. People were amazingly friendly and the rooms very clean. It offers towels and laundry service with a small charge. The location was great!!!
I wish there was a hair dryer.
Reviewed: 18 June 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 14 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 23 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified review- Beautiful commen area with pool - breakfast included (free banana, coffee, tea, water) and can choose from bread, egg, pancake - bathrooms and shower were mostly clean - curtains - good location - would say its easy to meet people
- my bed was extremely laid-through and thus very uncomfortable
Reviewed: 18 May 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 14 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewThe location is perfect for night markets and has easy walkable distances to other main attractions. They advise a variety of activities and can assist with bookings.
The bathrooms could do with some renovations as are quite old and rusty.
Reviewed: 11 May 2025 · Stayed in May 2025
Verified reviewLet's be honest, we're all here for the pool! The room was decent too - comfortable bed, good AC, well ventilated etc. Big spacious house to hang out. Good location - just a few minutes walk to the main strip.
Breakfast is very meagre (especially if you don't eat eggs!) eg two slices of toast with jam. Bathrooms are quite grubby, even by Laos standards. Not as social as you might expect.
Reviewed: 30 April 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
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Verified reviewReviewed: 17 April 2025 · Stayed in April 2025
Verified reviewGreat location, super comfy beds. Music turns off at a reasonable hour, and it's a relatively quiet night, apart from the early morning rooster :)
Bathrooms aren't super well maintained in shared facilities.
Reviewed: 5 April 2025 · Stayed in January 2025
Verified reviewIt was in a good location, the breakfast was decent, it had a pool.
The bed was uncomfortable; my top bunk was closest to the bathroom, and the sliding door kept hitting my pillow. The bathroom was not clean at all. For the price, I did expect better cleanliness.
Reviewed: 27 March 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewI like Location, Staff, Breakfast
Reviewed: 23 March 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 16 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewSwimming pool, location, breakfast, friendly staff
the room is a bit dark without window
Reviewed: 14 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewI forgot my mouthguard. The staff found it and sent it to my next destination. The swimming pool is nice. The breakfast is basic, but it is enough to survive until the lunch time. The dorms are OK. The only downside is that you can't open the windows.
Reviewed: 4 March 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 2 March 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewlocation
noise from temple and cockerel made it difficult to sleep. bathrooms were outdated. not very social